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Coventry, UK

Coventry is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centuries.

Type City

Why go

  • Cathedral city in the West Midlands, England.
  • Served by Bericote Farm Airstrip.

History

Coventry is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centuries. Founded in the early Middle Ages, its city status was formally recognised in a charter of 1345. The city is governed by Coventry City Council, and the West Midlands Combined Authority.

Restaurants & places to go

Restaurant · restaurant · 42 Castle Hill, CV8 1NB · harringtonsonthehill.com
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Greek, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian options · 24 Warwick Row, Coventry, CV1 1EY
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Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-22:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options, kosher, step-free access,… · iguanas.co.uk
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Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-23:00; Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:30-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · Coventry, CV1 1LL · wagamama.com
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Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-24:00 Features: takeaway · Central 6 Retail Park Warwick Road, Coventry, CV3 6TA · locations.burgerking.co.uk
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Sandwich, Bakery, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo 07:00-18:00; Tu 07:00-18:00; We 07:00-18:00; Th 07:00-18:00; Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa 07:00-18:00; Su 09:30-17:00… · greggs.co.uk
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Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-We 11:00-23:00; Th-Su 11:00-01:00 Features: takeaway · 156-160 Quinton Park, Coventry, CV3 5HZ · papajohns.co.uk
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Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 06:00-20:00 Features: takeaway · Coventry, CV3 2ZZ · starbucks.com
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British, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · Coventry, CV1 1LL · cosyclub.co.uk
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Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-22:00 Features: step-free access · 4 Upper Well Street, Coventry, CV1 4BF · bellaitalia.co.uk
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Food Court · This is no longer a shopping centre, it houses many restaurants & one Wilkinson's store, it should be renamed to just Cathedral Lanes Opening…
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Chicken, Portuguese, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · nandos.co.uk
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Ice Cream, Ice Cream · Ice Cream ice cream · 1 Swanswell Street, Coventry, CV1 5FZ · creamscafe.com
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Mediterranean, Restaurant · Mediterranean restaurant · 29 The Square · egorestaurants.co.uk
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Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 10:00-16:00 · storelocator.asda.com
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Pan Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 17:00-23:30; Fr-Sa 17:00-00:00 · 376 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, CV7 7ER · cafetamarinds.com
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Fish And Chips, Fast Food · Opening hours: Sunday Closed Monday 4-9pm Tuesday 4-9pm Wednesday 4-9pm Thursday 4-9pm Friday 11:30am-2pm, 4-9pm Saturday 4-9pm ·… · dhillonsplaice.co.uk
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Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Mo,PH 16:30-22:00 Features: vegan options, step-free access, air conditioning · 86 Warwick Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1HL · fullhousechinese.co.uk
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Indian, Fast Food · Opening hours: Sa-We 17:00-23:00; Fr 17:00-23:59; Th 17:00-23:00 Features: delivery · 88 Baginton Road, Coventry, CV3 6FQ · mamonibalti.co.uk
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Barbecue, Burger, Chicken, Kebab, Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 16:00-23:00 Features: vegetarian options · St James' Lane, CV3 3FU · willenhallpizza.co.uk
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Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-14:30, 17:30-22:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-14:30, 17:30-22:30; Su 12:00-15:00, 17:30-22:00 · 39 London Road, Coventry, CV1… · thaidusit.co.uk
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Vietnamese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-21:00 · topho.co.uk
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Steak, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · Kenpas Highway, Coventry, CV3 6PB · millerandcarter.co.uk
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American, Restaurant · American restaurant · Birmingham Road, Coventry · harvester.co.uk
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Caribbean, Restaurant · Caribbean restaurant · turtlebay.co.uk
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Noodle, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 11:30-15:00, Tu-Th,Su 16:00-20:00, Fr,Sa 16:00-20:30 · 14 High Street, Coventry, CV1 5RE
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Turkish, Restaurant · Turkish restaurant · 9-11 Earlsdon Street, Coventry, CV5 6EP · bosphorusistanbul.co.uk
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International, Restaurant · Features: step-free access
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Bubble Tea, Cafe · Features: takeaway, step-free access · 29 Lynchgate Road, Coventry, CV4 7EH
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Tex-Mex, Fast Food · Features: takeaway
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Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-13:30; Sa 06:00-12:30; PH closed · Hinckley Road, Coventry, CV2 2TX · sidewalkexpress.co.uk
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Japanese, Restaurant · Japanese restaurant · 57 Warwick Road, Kenilworth · raku57.co.uk
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Kebab, Pizza, Fast Food · Kebab/Pizza fast food · 72 Walsgrave Road, Coventry, CV2 4EB · flamesgrillcoventryonline.co.uk
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Breakfast, Cake, Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Cafe · Breakfast/Cake cafe · burtonfarmcafe.co.uk
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Bangladeshi, Restaurant · Bangladeshi restaurant
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Korean, Restaurant · Korean restaurant
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Regional, Cafe · Regional cafe
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Steak House, Restaurant · Steak House restaurant · 551A Foleshill Road, Coventry, CV6 5JW
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Sushi, Fast Food · Sushi fast food
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Biergarten · biergarten
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Restaurant · Bar and Grill Opening hours: Mo-Th 09:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-02:00; Su 10:00-02:00 · 1-3 Ryley Street, Coventry, CV1 4AJ · theartisan-online.co.uk
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Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 12:00-21:00 Features: step-free access · CV4 7ES · www2.warwick.ac.uk
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Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: takeaway · Vanguard Avenue, Coventry, CV5 6UA · mcdonalds.com
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Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 07:00-21:00, Fr 07:00-22:00, Sa 08:00-22:00, Su 10:00-17:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options ·… · restaurants.subway.com
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Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-01:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-02:30; Su 11:00-01:30 Features: takeaway · pizzagogo.co.uk
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354 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →

Airports

Birmingham Airport (BHX) 10 mi to the centre
Birmingham, West Midlands, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 26 airlines (Monarch Airlines, Flybe, Ryanair, Transavia France…) · direct flights to 81 destinations incl. Arrecife, Fuerteventura, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Alicante… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 26 airlines, 81 direct destinations

Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.

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Peter Hall Farm Airstrip 5.5 mi to the centre
Coventry, Warwickshire, ENG, GB
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Little Chase Farm Airstrip 5.5 mi to the centre
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, ENG, GB
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Where to stay

Coundon Lodge Country House, Coundon Grn, Coventry CV6 2AL, United Kingdom · coundonlodge.co.uk
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Tamworth Rd, Coventry CV6 2EJ, United Kingdom · theoldhallcoventry.com
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Friargate, Coventry CV1 2GN, United Kingdom · coventry.hotelindigo.com
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157 Corporation St, Coventry CV1 1GU, United Kingdom · telegraph-hotel.com
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Mill Hill, Baginton, Coventry CV8 3AH, United Kingdom · chefandbrewer.com
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Butts, Earlsdon, Coventry CV1 3GG, United Kingdom · wyndhamhotels.com
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Hinckley Rd, Coventry CV2 2HP, United Kingdom · ihg.com
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Kenpas Hwy, Coventry CV3 6PB, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
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Belgrade Plaza, Bond St, Coventry CV1 4AH, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
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Earlsdon Park, 53-55 Butts Rd, Coventry CV1 3BH, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
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Holyhead Rd, Coventry CV5 8HX, United Kingdom · thejacobean.co.uk
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The Village Hotel & Leisure Club, Coventry Business Park, Dolomite Ave, Coventry CV4 9GZ, United Kingdom · village-hotels.co.uk
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Birmingham Rd, Allesley, Coventry CV5 9AL, United Kingdom · windmillvillagehotel.co.uk
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Mile Ln, Coventry CV1 2LN, United Kingdom · all.accor.com
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15 Agincourt Rd, Coventry CV3 5PT, United Kingdom · edenrentals.uk
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Whitley Business Park, Abbey Rd, Coventry CV3 4LF, United Kingdom · all.accor.com
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Judds Ln, Longford, Coventry CV6 6AQ, United Kingdom · hilton.com
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82 St Nicholas St, Coventry CV1 4BP, United Kingdom · merricklodge.co.uk
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Birmingham Rd, Allesley, Coventry CV5 9BA, United Kingdom · choicehotels.com
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151, 153 Warwick Rd, Coventry CV3 6AU, United Kingdom · hylandshotels.co.uk
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Tweed Ave, Coventry CV7 8JG, United Kingdom · britanniahotels.com
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Fairfax St, Coventry CV1 5RP, United Kingdom · britanniahotels.com
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79 Westwood Heath Rd, Coventry CV4 8GN, United Kingdom
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1 Craven St, Coventry CV5 8DS, United Kingdom
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250 Radford Rd, Coventry CV6 3BU, United Kingdom · skycityapartments.co.uk
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Where things are

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When to go

Tourist season
May – September

The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.

Shoulder season
April, October

Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.

Worth avoiding
Deep winter

Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.

Getting there & around

Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Bericote Farm Airstrip; 10 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below.

Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Coventry, UK. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.

Trains & rail

National rail

Coaches & shuttles

Intercity coach
Intercity coach

Private aviation

On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.

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